India, Sept. 12 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Thursday arrested four Right To Information (RTI) activists for allegedly demanding Rs.5 crore from representatives of a private company in MIDC Bhosari. The company claimed the activists threatened to disrupt its operations and kill its representatives if the demand was not met.

The threats were issued between May 8 and September 10. An FIR was registered at Bhosari MIDC police station on September 10, and the accused were arrested the same day after they walked into a police-laid trap.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Rahul Premnarayan Mishra (38), Altaf Usman Janvekar (53), Ramesh Bhima Manjrekar (39) and Sunil Rajendra Kanu (35), all residents of Thane. They were arre...